¹⁷ “‘Anyone who takes the life of a human being is to be put to death.^(A)

⁵ And for your lifeblood I will surely demand an accounting.^(A) I will demand an accounting from every animal.^(B) And from each human being, too, I will demand an accounting for the life of another human being.^(C)

Personal Injuries

¹² “Anyone who strikes a person with a fatal blow is to be put to death.^(A)

³¹ “‘Do not accept a ransom^(A) for the life of a murderer, who deserves to die. They are to be put to death.

¹¹ But if out of hate someone lies in wait, assaults and kills a neighbor,^(A) and then flees to one of these cities, ¹² the killer shall be sent for by the town elders, be brought back from the city, and be handed over to the avenger of blood to die.